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OREM, Utah – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) track & field teams are both in fourth place at the Western Athletic Conference Championships following day one of competition at Hal Wing Track.
 
The women earned points in both of the events the team completed. Freshman Dorcas Koech earned eight points by finishing second in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 36:39.93, the second-fastest in program history.
 
Senior Diamond Thomas scored four points by finishing fifth in the hammer with a throw of 51.97 meters, the seventh-best in program history.
 
On the men's side, UTRGV earned 14 points in the hammer. Freshman Harlingen South alum Sky Tatum finished third with a throw of 50.00 meters, junior PSJA Memorial alum Michael Gonzalez came in fourth with a throw of 49.12 meters, and senior Jonathan Ojeda placed sixth with a throw of 46.72 meters.
 
Freshman Weslaco alum Jon Zapata gave UTRGV another four points with a fifth-place pole vault of 4.43 meters while freshman La Feria alum Julian Trevino earned three points with a sixth-place javelin throw of 52.11 meters.
 
Actions resumes on Friday with the final three events of the heptathlon at 11 a.m., field events at 3:30 p.m., and track events at 4:30 p.m.
 
Team Results
Women
1. New Mexico State, 46
2. Utah Valley, 17
3. Grand Canyon, 16
4. UTRGV, 12
5. California Baptist, 11
6. Kansas City, 9
7. Seattle U, 6
T-8. CSU Bakersfield, 0
T-8. Chicago State, 0
 
Men
1. Utah Valley, 41
2. Grand Canyon, 36
3. Kanas City, 31
4. UTRGV, 21
5. California Baptist, 14
6. CSU Bakersfield, 10
7. Seattle U, 2
8. Chicago State, 0
 
UTRGV Results
Field Events
Women's Hammer Throw
5. Diamond Thomas, 51.97m (4 points)
•Seventh-best in program history
14. Alexandrea Hurst, 45.91m
15. Juvae Williams, 45.74m
16. Brittany Cantu, 44.50m
17. Ciera Gonzalez, 42.83m
23. Samariae Bonds, 36.87m

Men's Hammer Throw
3. Sky Tatum, 50.00m (6 points)
4. Michael Gonzalez, 49.12m (5 points)
6. Jonathan Ojeda, 46.72m (3 points)
12. Ricardo Espinoza, 40.86m
 
Men's Pole Vault
5. Jon Zapata, 4.43m (4 points)
 
Men's Javelin
6. Julian Trevino, 52.11m (3 points)
15. Jon Zapata, 35.96m
 
Track Events
Women's 10,000-Meter Run
2. Dorcas Koech, 36:39.83 (8 points)
•Second-fastest in program history
11. Bryana Rios, 38:57.55
13. Anahi Romo, 40:30.46
 
Men's 10,000-Meter Run
10. Alberto Herrera, 33:41.54
14. Fernando Escobar, 35:43.51
 
Heptathlon (through four events)
10. Eleanor Arndt, 2,299 points
11. Elizabeth Ortiz, 2,284 points
12. Jovanni Solis, 1,631 points
 
100-Meter Hurdles
10. Eleanor Arndt, 16.82 (617 points)
11. Elizabeth Ortiz, 18.12 (476 points)
12. Jovanni Solis, 23.56 (75 points)

High Jump
6. Eleanor Arndt, 1.50m (621 points)
8. Elizabeth Ortiz, 1.47m (588 points)
10. Jovanni Solis, 1.44m (555 points)

Shot Put
9. Elizabeth Ortiz, 8.42m (427 points)
10. Jovanni Solis, 8.29m (418 points)
12. Eleanor Arndt, 7.47m (365 points)

200-Meter Run
3. Elizabeth Ortiz, 26.05 (793 points)
10. Eleanor Arndt, 27.19 (696 points)
11. Jovanni Solis, 28.62 (583 points)

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